Acquisition Information

In 1996 an act of the General Assembly split the Department of Economic Development into two newly created entities: the Virginia
Economic Partnership (VEDP) and the Department of Business Assistance (DBA). VEDP is governed by a twenty-five member Board
of Directors appointed by the Ggovernor & General Assembly from businessmen & women throughout Virginia. It's purpose is to
foster the growth of Virginia's economy through business recruitment, expansion assistance, and trade development.

The Publications of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership are housed in two boxes and are arranged alphabetically
by title. This collection includes background reports, studies, memorandums, newsletters, and other publications kept by the
Research Division of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The background reports were produced by the Division of
Industrial Development on various industries such as electronics, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc., in the
1960s and 1970s. Also significant is a run of the Virginia Economic Review from 1958 to 1994, a newsletter published by the
Virginia Division of Industrial Development, and later the Department of Economic Development. Lastly, there are sundry studies
of cost analyses, foreign investment, and tax incentives for investing in Virginia.